270 Main Street
Savannah, Tennessee 38372
First United Methodist Church
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
NEWSLETTER
June 11, 2015
RON BROWN, Pastor
Parsonage: 731-925-3224
WENDY GANNON, Nursery
Worker
Cell: 731-412-9881
MARTHA SMITH, Pianist –
Organist
Email: [email protected]
JOHN HEROD, Pianist
BOB BROWN, Worship, Music & Youth
Director
DEBBIE NEYMAN, Assistant
Pianist
Email: [email protected]
NATHAN VAUGHN, Custodian
GEORGIE ANN VAUGHN, Secretary
Email: [email protected]
CHURCH WEBSITE
savannahumc.org
SUSAN HORTON, Bookkeeper
CHURCH ADDRESS
Email: [email protected]
270 Main St.
Savannah TN 38372
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This Week at our Church
HOLY COMMUNION
OFFERED EACH
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
7:00AM--Youth leaving for Lake Junaluska
7:00PM--Scouts
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, OFFICE CLOSED
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
10:30AM--God Belongs in Our City at the Tennessee Street Park
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
9:00AM--Choir
9:30AM--Holy Communion in the choir room
10:00AM--Sunday School for all ages
11:00AM--Worship
2:30PM--Church Council meeting in the Youth Center
Youth returning from Lake Junaluska
MONDAY, JUNE 15
Newsletter articles due by noon!
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
10:00AM--Staff meeting
12:00PM--Rotary meeting in the Youth Center
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, NO ACTIVITIES
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
7:00PM--Scouts
SUNDAY IN THE CHURCH
9:30 – 9:55 AM
(EXCEPT 1ST SUNDAY COMMUNION
SERVED DURING WORSHIP)
Faith Bible Study Group will meet on the
first Mondays of the month for the months
of June, July, and August at 11:00am at
the Pizza Hut for a time of fellowship.
They will resume their regular schedule in
September.
The next Lunch Bunch destination will be
to UMI in Florence AL on Friday evening,
June 19th. We will be leaving the church
parking lot at 5:15pm. Please remember to
make your reservations by noon on
Monday, June 15th by calling the church
office or signing up on Sunday’s attendance
sheets. If you need transportation to and
from the church, please call Debbie
Neyman at 615-916-1140.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, OFFICE CLOSED
5:15PM--Lunch Bunch will be leaving to go to UMI in Florence Al
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
9:00AM--Choir
9:30AM--Holy Communion in the choir room
10:00AM--Sunday School for all ages
11:00AM--Worship
5:00PM--Youth
Sunday,
June 14, 2015
I Samuel 15:34; 16:13
“God Gives Opportunities to Trust”
ATTENDANCE SUNDAY, JUNE 7
Sunday School: 51
Worship: 85
STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY, JUNE 7
GIVING for the week of 06/07/15 $ 6,097.10
YTD projected budget needs
$167,445.75
YTD budget offerings received
$143,876.08
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING
SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH
JESUS ACTS OF KINDNESS WITNESSED THIS WEEK
233+
A total of 9 people reported Jesus Acts of Kindness.
2:30PM
JESUS ACTS OF KINDNESS SEPTEMBER 2013 TO DATE
18,128+
THE DREAMWEAVERS
OF WEST TENNESSEE
JUNE LITURGIST
Gaye King
PRESENTS
JUNE USHERS
David Carroll, Ben Carroll, Andrew Walz
JUNE ACOLYTE
Pam Wolfe
COUNTING TEAM
06/14 K. Kemp, T. Smith, A. Forsbach
06/21 B. Goodyear, N. Smith, N. Lewis
06/28 D. Hutchinson, D. Vaughn, Y. McGinley
07/05 J. Adams, M. Smith
Friday, June 26th @ 7pm,
Saturday, June 27th @ 7pm
Sunday, June 28th @ 2pm
*Please remember to arrange for a substitute if you are unable to attend.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Edith Able
Patricia Aird
Betty Alexander
Joe & Patty Anderson
Lindy Baker
Betty Bellis
Daisy Blount
LaDon Bradford
Lucy Burgess
Tom Clement
Betty Lynn Collier
Jimmy Davis
Larry Davis
Anita Ewoldt
Bill Fischer
Anita Fletcher
Jack Hartman
Teresa Harville
Gene Hissong
George Ann Ingram Family
Jim Kerr
Jonell Marinaro
Chuck Medlin
Robert McDonald
Brian & Lauren NolenMission trip to Sinaloa,
Mexico
Jimmy Qualls
Patricia Qualls
Mable Ratliff
Dianne Roberts
Lamont Robinson
Melissa Rodola
Vickie Rose
Patty Russell
Annette Sanderson
Bonnie Shelby
Michelle Singleton
David Wall
Sara Shauf Williams
Emmett Yeiser
ONGOING NEEDS
Gwin Anderson
Earnest Bacon
Ron Brown
Charlie Lou Broyles
Cynthia Clement
Anne Edwards
Jimmie Freeman
Amy Garner
Latonia Gilbert
Jesus Acts of Kindness Ministry
Missionaries
Our Leaders
Our Country
Larry Harrell
Steve Harrison
John Herod
Dr. Charles Lull
Dr. Pat Newhouse
Charles Pannell
Mary Morgan Stanley
Tommy Wolfe
Lonny Young
Our Church
Our Church Staff
Our Military
Our World
GOD BELONGS IN MY CITY!
Where: Tennessee Street Park
Savannah TN
When: Saturday, June 13th
Time: 10:30am - 2:00pm
What:
Churches from all over Savannah will be
gathering together in one place for prayer
and worship declaring that God Belongs in
Our City! Lunch will be provided around
noon. At 1:00pm, we will have a prayer walk
from the Park to the courthouse gazebo to
pray for our city leaders, churches, families,
and surrounding areas. Visit God Belongs in
My City on Facebook for more info.
Please be in prayer for our youth! They will be leaving for Lake
Junaluska on Thursday, June 11th and returning on Monday,
June 15th!
The next Ladies’ Brunch
Group meeting will be on
Sunday, July 5th at 9:00am
in the Youth Center. Come
bring a dish to share and
join us for fellowship!
The General meeting of the
UMW will be planned for
the fall. There will not be a
Wesleyan circle meeting in
June. The next Wesleyan
Circle meeting will be on
July 16th.
First United Methodist is responsible
for donating canned meat for CAM.
Please bring your donations and
place them in the basket located
downstairs as you enter the back
door. You may also bring your
donations on the first Sunday of
each month and place them in the
narthex. Thank you for helping in
this important ministry!
The next Laity Club Meal will be
on Tuesday, July 7th at
Campground UMC at 6:00PM.
Stewardship is important because our lives have real meaning only
when we use the gifts God has given to each of us in accordance
with His will. We, as Christian stewards, can develop our full potential as human beings, show our gratitude for God’s many gifts,
help restore the world, and grow spiritually and become more like
Christ.
What’s in the Bag?
June 14 Karen Boothe
Our next Fun Day will be on Wednesday, June 24th at 5:00pm
June 21 Pam Wolfe
here at the church. Come out and join us for an evening of “Water
June 28 Ben Brown
Play”. Bring your own “Bag Supper!”. Adults & Children of all ages
July 5 Judy Goodyear
are welcome! If you plan to attend, please remember to sign up by
July 12 Jean Anne Vaughn
calling the church office, signing up on Sunday’s attendance sheets,
or by signing your name on the sign up sheet on the Welcome
07/19 Alyssa Irons
Desk located downstairs in the hallway.
07/26 Danny Smith
Anyone who would like to volunteer to help
with the “What’s in the Bag?” ministry,
please call Betty Lynn Collier at 607-5757.
ALTAR FLOWERS
1) Pay to have someone’s car or truck washed.
2) Plant a tree in honor or in memory of someone who has showed
you kindness.
3) Volunteer to watch someone’s dog or cat while they are away
from home.
4) Buy lemonade from a child’s lemonade stand.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your
power to do it. Proverbs 3:27 NRSV
06/14 Don & Karen Boothe
06/21 Jack Adams
06/28 Dottie Hutchinson
07/05 This date is available
The altar flower sign up sheet for 2015 has been passed around the
Sunday School classrooms. We still have many dates available,
including: July 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.
If you would like to sign up for one of these dates or for one later on
in the year, please call the church office at 925-3436.